I need at least one. Either black (like my soul) or with loads of milk, Latte like. Everyone has their preferences. How do you like yours?
Tag: watercolour
Take your Pet to School Day XI
Here is the entire school class. I really had fun coming up with different characters.
Take your Pet to School Day X
Experimenting with putting character sheets together…
What kind of pet did you have as a kid?
I still think that dogs make the best pets.
Take your Pet to School Day IX
No, that’s not blood on the floor but paint. The teacher is not happy either way.
Take your Pet to School Day VIII
While we currently have the snowstorm apocalypse raging outside, here is another curious pet.
I remembered that when I was young, I really wanted to have a chinchilla as a pet. I don´t know much about these rodents , but they are certainly cute.
Take your Pet to School Day VII
The budgie looks rough. But why?
Take your Pet to School Day VI
The things that can happen when you bring your dog to school (or to the office…)
Did you ever take your pet to school?
Take your Pet to School Day V
Continuation of the drawing practice I did in November.
Tried to use coloured pencil instead of ink for the outline. I kind of like both. The clear lines of the ink but also this slightly softer look of the pencil.
What do you think?
It’s Monday again. It´s not back to school but back to work…
Art vs Artist
I made a last one of these Art vs Artists collages. Also more for me as I enjoyed taking a look at my work from last year.
Below are my first proper attempts of watercolour illustrations. I still feel like I have a long way to go. But practice makes you maybe not perfect, but better bit by bit.
Happy weekend!
Have a Good Trip!
Part 3 of this spontaneous watercolour illustration story. Here are part 1 and 2.
Not sure where this ostrich is going, but lets say he was depressed because he really wanted to fly and realized that he couldn’t. So when the girl came along and saw him she had an idea, helping him and his wish to fly….
Where Are We Going?
By experimenting with watercolour, I ended up turning the ostrich into a little 3 part story.
This is part 2. Part 1 is here.
Hello, What Are You Doing There?
Rabbit girl and ostrich. I wanted to try out my new watercolour paper and, inspired after being on pinterest for what feels like forever, I came up with this …
The Sleeping Giant
Had this idea for a drawing after reading the book The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro. Thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was the second book I read by Ishiguro, the first one was The Remains of the Days which was also excellent.
Also I finally tested my new watercolour paper. So consider this a practice piece.
Art vs Artist II
I kind of liked the art vs artist set up and I thought it would be nice to reflect on some of my other drawings that I did throughout 2021.
So here is another one. People and animals in ink and watercolour from last spring.
Art vs. Artist
There was this art vs artist posts on Instagram and I am late to the party but this was the image I put together.
It has been a though year with many downs put I have certainly learned a lot illustration wise. I still feel like I have a long way to go until I get to where I want my illustrations to be, but hey, it’s a journey.
Curious to see how my style and skills will further develop throughout the year.
What are you looking forward to?
Pack Your Cart
Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? Or you are like me and you keep it to a minimum and focus more on good company and food?
Anyway, I just updated my “shop” drawing, combining my latest characters.
And if you are actually still looking for last minute presents then take a look at my latest book releases
Picture Perfect – A Mr Fox Story
Capybaras and Friends – Colouring Book
The Adventures of Mr Fox – Colouring Book
Take your Pet to School Day IV
A ferret! I think they are so cute. Somehow I feel that both of these guys could cause some trouble…. wanted to unwanted.
Take your Pet to School Day III
Another character sketch. Would you ever consider a spider as a pet? Me certainly not!
Take your Pet to School Day II
Another character design.
Any name suggestions for the characters are more than welcome.
Have a lovely weekend!
Take your Pet to School Day
I have been taking several illustrator courses in the last weeks. One of them about character design. So for a change I have been focusing on more human characters instead of animal ones. And eventually I settled on a character design I liked. Any feedback is more than welcome.
I still wanted to draw animals, so I picked the topic, take your pet to school day.
Melanie Franz 